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BART Protests continue in San Francisco CA

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We will use the ominous implications for the Journalism Industry that we see in the shrinking number of professional journalists as a topic for a future column.   We will revisit the BART PD vs critics' dispute as events warrant.   We will, as time permits, use the topic of online photojournalism for some future columns, as time and inspiration permits.

 

Taking photos of the arrests that occurred on Monday August 22, 2011, provided a bit of nostalgia and the sense that "we still got it," for a photographer who was reminded that some things haven't changed much since doing similar work in the L. A. area in the seventies.  

 

Covering the BART board of directors meeting was similar to covering Santa Monica city council meetings back in the days when Clo Hoover was the mayor and covering Culver City council meeting when that group shared their building with a branch of that city's fire department.  

 

Liberal media relies on altruism to provide content.   Conservative media uses money to tailor their content to their ulterior motives.   In an extremely long and extended contest, human nature tends to indicate which group will survive an endurance contest.

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BP graduated from college in the mid sixties (at the bottom of the class?) He told his draft board that Vietnam could be won without his participation. He is still appologizing for that mistake. He received his fist photo lesson from a future (more...)
 

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